Michigan had the game in hand by halftime with a 52-30 lead. The Wolverines hit five straight 3-pointers midway through the half to break the game open. The 15-point run widened Michigan's 20-17 lead to 32-17.

The Illini (17-13, 6-11) had won three straight and had held four straight opponents to fewer than 50 points. The loss was their worst at home in the 51-year history of the arena now called State Farm Center.

Illinois' Rayvonte Rice scored 16.

Florida 72, South Carolina 46:Michael Frazier II set a Florida record with 11 3-pointers to finish with a career-high 37 points and help the No. 1 Gators move a game from a perfect Southeastern Conference regular season.

Georgetown 75, Creighton 63: D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, and Georgetown frustrated Doug McDermott until late in the game, holding off a rally led by the nation's leading scorer in a win over No. 13 Creighton. Markel Starks added 17 points and 11 assists, and Jabril Trawick had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hoyas, who shot 54 percent and advanced their cause as a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament. They also still have a chance to be one of the six teams in the overhauled, 10-team Big East to get a bye in next week's conference tournament. McDermott scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, making a series of 3-pointers that helped cut a 16-point deficit to five. He was 3-for-10 from the field in the first half and 9-for-23 for the game, including 4-for-11 from 3-point range.

Baylor 74, Iowa State 61: Brady Heslip scored 18 points, including five 3-pointers in the second half, and Baylor got a much-needed boost to its NCAA Tournament hopes with a victory over No. 16 Iowa State. The Bears had a game-ending 13-0 run. Cory Jefferson added 21 points and seven rebounds. DeAndre Kane had 20 points for Iowa State and Dustin Hogue added 12. Melvin Ejim had only six points, 13 below his Big 12-leading average.

Kentucky 55, Alabama 48:Julius Randle had 12 points and 11 rebounds and No. 25 Kentucky rallied to end a two-game losing streak. The Wildcats (22-8, 12-5 Southeastern Conference) used a 15-2 second-half run to build a 43-34 lead, then held off the Crimson Tide to clinch second place in the conference.